Foreign Used Tyres?

[air wick]

winter tyres? um.. so if u hit a patch of water on d highway n go sdeways doh blame d rain or d road eh lol!

Is true, winter tyres are not good in the rain...

[xtech]

winter tyres? um.. so if u hit a patch of water on d highway n go sdeways doh blame d rain or d road eh lol!

Is true, winter tyres are not good in the rain...

[pete]

When they say lower temperatures, they don't mean 21 degrees C. They mean under 7degrees

[xtech]

Does not mean it will melt at higher temps above freezing

It just means the rubber compound is treated and will not freeze or harden at those lower temps as summer tires will.

Just like buying 5w-oils for your new engine even though u live in the tropics

[sheldon bluebird]

im lookin for 18 inch foreign used tyres 18 inch to buy can anyone help me plz im frm p.o.s

[1UZFE]

winter tyres? um.. so if u hit a patch of water on d highway n go sdeways doh blame d rain or d road eh lol!

Is true, winter tyres are not good in the rain...

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Xtech u beat me to it...
Winter tyres are much better in the rain than most ppl would think. Before u buy winter tyres check the thread patters n look to see how each brand displaces water.
jus saying..

[joker]

Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 11:25 am

winter tyres? um.. so if u hit a patch of water on d highway n go sdeways doh blame d rain or d road eh lol!

Is true, winter tyres are not good in the rain...

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369754629.538342.jpg

Xtech u beat me to it...
Winter tyres are much better in the rain than most ppl would think. Before u buy winter tyres check the thread patters n look to see how each brand displaces water.
jus saying..

you mix with this ?

[1UZFE]

^^^ hahhaha

[kerwinishere]

People buying foreign used tyres still?

[X_Factor]

yupp...good f.used tires are way better than most of those chinese tyres on the market
will choose a f.used bridgestone, firestone, pirelli, michelin, continental within 1-3yrs frm the DOM anyday infront a hifly, triangle, double king, nankang and other crap

[subie_2NR]

New maxxis tyres ftw. Within my budget and works well

The quality of foreign used tyres dropped significantly

[X_Factor]

depends on who/where you buy from and i wont wait till i need them to go get
while driving if i see a tire shop and i have the time i will stop and check out what they got
and buy them if they are of a decent thread wear and within a 3yrs range

i usually go by johns, chippys, singhs, shop on aranguez road etc

[Toyopet]

yupp...good f.used tires are way better than most of those chinese tyres on the market
will choose a f.used bridgestone, firestone, pirelli, michelin, continental within 1-3yrs frm the DOM anyday infront a hifly, triangle, double king, nankang and other crap

Nankangs are a pretty decent Tyre though. I'd class these with the Maxxis Z4 and I'd class them both higher than the Dunlop Direzzas. I still use f'used. The Dunlop I have on the rear have given me about 30,000 kms so far and I've never broke traction with any f'used.

[kjaglal76v2]

all F.U tyres i peep have less than 60% thread life,i rather ghee on my $400 chinee tyre wid full beads

[X_Factor]

dont let the beads fool you
a decent f.used brand can probably outlast a new chinee tyre
Think about it, it costs the customer 400, the seller has to make something, the wholesaler has to make something, the importer has to make something, the manufacturer has to make something
what you think is the cost of the tire as it leaves china, what sorta testing, R&D went into the process?

[nervewrecker]

He seems to not know those $400.00 Chinese tyres are rubbish. Is rainy season, he will find out soon enough.

[X_Factor]

doh get me wrong eh, when i have the $$ for good stuff i buy it eh

[1UZFE]

What we need to remember tho when purchasing f/used tyres is the actual life span of a tyre. A tyre generally have a life span of 4yrs, on the tyre there is a 4 digit number, this indicates the yom and mth.

[kerwinishere]

Yeah I know that, never go around them Chinese tyres. But 4 years? I changing battery and tyres every year jed

[1UZFE]

Yeah I know that, never go around them Chinese tyres. But 4 years? I changing battery and tyres every year jed

Nah! Bro wat kinda tyres n batteries u using?

[kerwinishere]

Optima Red top and Michelin

Most likely it's the alternator that need to change (never repaired in over 7 years)

[kjaglal76v2]

doh get me wrong eh, when i have the $$ for good stuff i buy it eh

this tyre looks damn good

but i dont see FU tyres lookin so good, d last time i saw one looking good so the guy that bought them brought dem back within 5mins of leavin the tyre shop- they were bent, i PERSONALLY dont like FU tyres bcuz of a bad experience that expensed me greatly.

i dont buy used shoes to put on my feet so i sure as hell not gonna buy them to put on my ride, rather a new washikong than a foreign abused gucci

[1UZFE]

Optima Red top and Michelin

Most likely it's the alternator that need to change (never repaired in over 7 years)

Doubt d problem is d alternator tho. But what vehicle u driving to eat out dem Michellins. I my past vehicles that had high torque i used sumitomo, Direzzas and Pirellis Scorpions. Have u ever tried Khumos.?
Jags u prefer a virgin or a ting dat break out ahready?

[kjaglal76v2]

100% virgin poo-c

no faults

[Toyopet]

I've personally never had bad a bad experience with f'used but I nearly crashed with the BCTs Roston sold me with my 17s. I drive a f'used car so why not f'used tyres?

I believe the Chinese tyres are the reason for the majority of the accidents on out roads. These tyres crack and blow out easily from what I've seen.

[Kronik]

Now keep in mind many of the Chinese tyres are made in the same place as the 'brand name' tyres. Sometimes the same brand tyre eg. Sumitomo is made in Japan, Vietnam & China. Different grades.
So don't go based on brand alone. I see 'Chinese tyres' coming from the same factory as 'brand name' tyres.

Just my little 2¢

[Chimera]

there is also the issue that there are fake tyres being sold in Trinidad

fake michellin/dunlop etc

so while you may pay $900+ for a brand new tyre, unless you know what to look for, you may end up with a fake tyre that won't last long


i always use to buy brand new tyres but after a while it became difficult to find the tyre i wanted brand new in any good brand, when i go in tyre shops they hitting you all kinda double king and autorama and triangle


end up getting foreign used tyres that i find lasting longer than the "new" tyres for only $150

[shermantank]

i will never in life buy FU tyres....dat is madness...as a man said that is yur only contact to the road so that better be top notch...the only FU tyre u shud buy is yuh spare and thas it....as that only staying on for a short while till u reach the tyre shop...buy FU parts but not FU tyres....

[kjaglal76v2]

Now keep in mind many of the Chinese tyres are made in the same place as the 'brand name' tyres. Sometimes the same brand tyre eg. Sumitomo is made in Japan, Vietnam & China. Different grades.
So don't go based on brand alone. I see 'Chinese tyres' coming from the same factory as 'brand name' tyres.

Just my little 2¢

hmmm interesting

also F.U have no guarantee

[kerwinishere]

I didn't even know brand name tyres had guarantee lol